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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Again my fellow Hound Gambit helped me get an author I probably
would have missed. This time it was at the Alamo Draft House.The author is Ernest Cline. Ernest is a geek.
He’s one of ‘us’. He drives an old DeLorean because of Back to the Future. He’s
also the man behind the movie Fanboys.Fanboys
is a movie I reference often.

Ernest had a PowerPoint presentation. How geeky is that? He
was humorous and excited to be talking to his fellow nerds. As he spoke, I wasn’t following all of the pop
culture geek references. He had me wondering if my geek street cred was valid
anymore. Maybe my geek-fu wasn’t very strong. He also spoke about visiting
Skywalker ranch and loading his pockets with anything that could fit, so he could
have souvenirs to prove he was there.

After the dinner and the talk, we stood in line to get our books
signed. Even though he had a flight he needed to catch, he was chatting away with
everyone.Yes, I did beat him down with
SDCC and Fanboy talk but only for a moment as I didn’t want my fellow nerds
missing out on a signature.

My Twits

About Me

Autograph Hound

Frisco, Texas, United States

The name says it all. I’m an autograph hound. Maybe not an elite bloodhound like the guys that spend 10 hours a night outside of restaurants and night clubs getting A-listers but a hound none the less.

Think of me like the old overweight bulldog that drools and slobbers but still can get into the hunt now and then; who pulls down less notorious signatures.

I have gotten signatures of some very neat people.

Sometimes the process is as simple as a smile and signature.

Sometimes a few words are exchanged. And sometimes you get a few sentences or a real conversation.

Now and then the experience is quick but very meaningful and telling. Other times it’s expanded and a whirlwind and it takes a few minutes to realize what happened.